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With a steady flow of rock legends, rap and R&B stars and buzzy new acts, Baltimore's show offerings this summer appeal to every type of music fan. Note: Dates and ticket prices are subject to change.
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The four-year, $48 million contract extension the Ravens gave Jimmy Smith on Tuesday certainly comes with major risk. Smith, 26, has missed 17 regular season games over the past four seasons, which amounts to 26.5 percent of the Ravens’ games.
That’s...

Monday is the final day of the NFL’s three-day exclusive negotiating window that allows teams to contact pending free agents ahead of the market opening at 4 p.m. Tuesday. To this point the period, which permits contract discussions but not final...

At 4 p.m. Tuesday, the NFL's free-agent spending spree will begin in earnest, though the Ravens figure to remain mostly on the sideline.
Annually lacking the salary cap space to make major outside additions and content to reward their own players while...

The supply of cornerbacks in free agency isn't expected to meet the demand around the NFL, which could lead to inflation in the price of defensive backs, according to league sources.
The market ceiling will probably be established by Seattle Seahawks...

The Ravens' offseason has started with the organization facing far fewer questions than it has in the recent past.
Thanks to Gary Kubiak's decision Sunday to stay put rather than interview for head coaching vacancies, there is no need for an extensive...

The Miami Dolphins’ comeback victory over the New York Jets on Monday night confirms that if the Ravens are going to make the postseason, it is essential that they go on the road and beat the Dolphins on Sunday. Otherwise, a loss would drop the Ravens a...

As he does each week, Childs Walker shares his five biggest takeaways from the Ravens' 34-33 loss to the San Diego Chargers on Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium.
1. This could be the loss the Ravens regret most in four weeks.
The players’ mournful...

As the Ravens (7-4) square off with the San Diego Chargers (7-4) on Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium, here's a checklist of things to keep an eye on:
1. Philip Rivers
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PASSING GAME
RAVENS: Joe Flacco hasn't put up huge numbers the past two weeks, completing 34 of 51 attempts for 412 yards and two touchdowns, but he has gone two straight games without an interception for the first time all season. He's on pace to set...

When the Ravens signed veteran cornerbacks Aaron Ross and Dominique Franks last week after successful minicamp tryouts for both, it was viewed as even more unlikely that they'd make a serious run at Pro Bowl cornerback Brandon Flowers who had...

The bond between Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones and offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak is deep enough that the former Pro Bowl kick returner often jokes that Kubiak is his biological father.
"I need to get that DNA test," Jones said Wednesday...

The Ravens continue to monitor the veteran cornerback market and are among the teams that have reached out to former Pro Bowl selection Brandon Flowers since he was cut by the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday, according to a source.
Ten teams have made...

The cornerback position was expected to be a strength for the Ravens this season, but they have gotten inconsistent performances from that group, Lardarius Webb and Corey Graham, in particular.
The struggles of those two cornerbacks continued in Sunday’s...

The Ravens see that Jimmy Smith can be a quality starting cornerback. They say he flashes that kind of ability every game. But they also see the moments when he gets caught out of place and gets stuck on somebody else’s highlight reel. That...

Corey Graham was the most effective Ravens cornerback after injuries to Lardarius Webb and Jimmy Smith pushed him into the starting lineup in 2012. In fact, Graham was actually one of the NFL’s most effective, too.
According to Football Outsiders, Graham...

Ravens coach John Harbaugh noticed one thing in particular as he watched film of a revamped Dallas Cowboys secondary using a variety of coverages to blanket offenses."They get up in your face when they play quarters. They get up in your face when...

— Free safety Ed Reed was fairly certain what was about to happen when Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel lined up under center at the Ravens' 1-yard line on the opening drive of the third quarter.Anticipating a quarterback sneak, Reed pounced...

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